Podcasts about being kind to yourself

About how I bought a new car! And struggling to decide what to do with my museum piece... Also catching up on finishing A ROSE IN THE MIRROR, getting bills paid, and being impatient with recovery from illness.STRANGE FAMILIAR is live! https://www.jeffekennedy.com/strange-familiar You can preorder MAGIC REBORN at https://www.jeffekennedy.com/magic-rebornRELUCTANT WIZARD is out now and the audiobook is live!! https://www.jeffekennedy.com/reluctant-wizardThe posture-correcting sports bra I love almost more than life itself is here https://forme.therave.co/37FY6Z5MTJAUKQGAJoin my Patreon and Discord for mentoring, coaching, and conversation with me! Find it at https://www.patreon.com/JeffesClosetYou can always buy print copies of my books from my local indie, Beastly Books! https://www.beastlybooks.com/If you want to support me and the podcast, click on the little heart or follow this link (https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/jeffekennedy).Sign up for my newsletter here! (https://landing.mailerlite.com/webforms/landing/r2y4b9)You can watch this podcast on video via YouTube https://youtu.be/ANPH-QhD3MoSupport the showContact Jeffe!Find me on Threads Visit my website https://jeffekennedy.comFollow me on Amazon or BookBubSign up for my Newsletter!Find me on Instagram and TikTok!Thanks for listening!

On the challenges of working from home and/or yourself - which is most creative careers - and finding the balance between imposing a disciplined schedule and also being kind to yourself and enjoying the flexibility.STRANGE FAMILIAR is live! https://www.jeffekennedy.com/strange-familiar You can preorder MAGIC REBORN at https://www.jeffekennedy.com/magic-rebornRELUCTANT WIZARD is out now and the audiobook is live!! https://www.jeffekennedy.com/reluctant-wizardThe posture-correcting sports bra I love almost more than life itself is here https://forme.therave.co/37FY6Z5MTJAUKQGAJoin my Patreon and Discord for mentoring, coaching, and conversation with me! Find it at https://www.patreon.com/JeffesClosetYou can always buy print copies of my books from my local indie, Beastly Books! https://www.beastlybooks.com/If you want to support me and the podcast, click on the little heart or follow this link (https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/jeffekennedy).Sign up for my newsletter here! (https://landing.mailerlite.com/webforms/landing/r2y4b9)You can watch this podcast on video via YouTube https://youtu.be/SJWtdmB_z-kSupport the showContact Jeffe!Find me on Threads Visit my website https://jeffekennedy.comFollow me on Amazon or BookBubSign up for my Newsletter!Find me on Instagram and TikTok!Thanks for listening!

Vocal health professionals and singing teachers, Christina Kent and Megan Durham, join Melissa for a heartfelt cafecito, encouraging us to examine how we've become trapped as "performing perfectionists." Their new class helps voice professionals break free from mentally unstable practices, allowing us to sing with freedom and redefine what it means to sing for ourselves. Don't forget to follow & leave a review! Got any questions or things you'd like to discuss on the podcast? Send me a message on Instagram or visit the ⁠⁠⁠⁠PODCAST page.⁠⁠⁠⁠ This episode is also available on YouTube. RESOURCES: Christina Kent Megan Durham Unlearning Perfectionism in the Voice Studio Class Brené Brown The Perfection Trap by Thomas Curran Self-Compassion: The Power of Being Kind To Yourself by Dr. Kristin Neff The Mindful Path to Self-Compassion by Christopher K. Germer Follow @mvcperformance on Instagram, TikTok, Facebook & YouTube ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.mvcperformance.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ MUSIC: "Cafecito with the Coach" Theme Music by Melissa V. Cartwright © 2022 --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/melissa-v-cartwrigh/support

Self-compassion is the process of turning compassion inward. Its the practice of being kind and understanding with ourselves, rather than dwelling in failure, beating ourselves up for mistakes, and feeling inadequate. Listen to this episode, as Liz shares ways to support and encourage yourself during diffuicult moments, rather than allowing that inner critical voice to be cold or judgemental when difficulties arise. Resources: Self-Compassion: The Proven Power of Being Kind To Yourself by Kristin Neff, PhD The Mindful Path to Self-Compassion by Christopher Germer, PhD Self-Love Workbook for Women by Megan Logan, MSW, LCSW For self compassion meditations, activities, and even more resources visit www.self-compassion.org. ----more---- If you need help in this area or any of the healing factors please visit www.radicalremission.com/aboutus to connect with Liz or Karla for a free Discovery Session.  To learn more about Liz and Karla's private practice, Health Navigators, A Virtual Cancer Wellness Community, visit www.HealthNavs.com. Follow the Health Navigators on Social Media: Facebook, Instagram, YouTube  Follow Radical Remission on Social Media: Facebook , Instagram, YouTube   

"I feel like I've missed out on real friends and I don't have a best friend and things like this. But I came to the realization that I am my own best friend."Are you being hard on yourself whenever you're going through tough times?Well, bestie - don't be! Because in today's episode, I'll help you break out of that self-hating or self-shaming spiral that we all go through every once and a while. I'll be sharing some wonderful and inspirational snippets from one of my coaching calls with some of my clients whom I'm very proud of! They have come a long way and are continuously working on themselves; and I'm very happy to share a glimpse of what it's like to have this kind of community. ❤️I hope this story helps you as much as it helped them!**Pre-order my book: "A Woman's Guide to Inner Child Healing" - Get access to bonus lessons, join the community, and get notified once my book becomes available**EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS:Why self-compassion and self-talk matters when it comes to healingAn experience that triggered my own self-loathing and how I turned it aroundCall to Action:  Be kind and speak kindly to yourself,  tag me on Instagram if this episode helped you and pre-order my book! See links below!Hey bestie! My mission is to help High-Achievers and people-pleasers heal their Inner Child and find healthy love, especially those who desire an extraordinary connection but often struggle in their relationships. Got An "Aha!" Moment? Take a screenshot this episode, share it with the world, tag me @bygloriazhang on Instagram, and let me know your thoughts!________________________________________MENTIONED IN PODCAST:Pre-order my book: "A Woman's Guide to Inner Child Healing" Book A Free Love Strategy Consult:  Learn to see if the Soulmate program is right for you by booking a free call here.________________________________________FREE RESOURCES:Download my FREE Guide to Healing Your Core Wounds hereFollow for daily inspo on @bygloriazhang!_____________________________________WAS THIS HELPFUL?I'd be so grateful if you could take a moment to follow, leave a 5-star rating, and download a few more episodes. As a gift of gratitude, we'll send you my Inner Child Starter Kit if you leave a 5-star review and share what you love about the show.

“It wasn't about what I couldn't do with them, but what I was helping them become.” Today I get to introduce you to one of my good friends, Stephanie Hirtle. Stephanie practices self-compassion regularly… as her life and motherhood don't look like she thought they would. Stephanie is the stay at home mom of four kids ranging in age from 12 to 25. She has a degree in American Studies and Business management.  Stephanie has been struggling with pain for the last thirteen years. Through a variety of treatments, she is at a more manageable level,  but still struggles with pain every day.  IN this conversation, she'll talk about the impact of chronic pain in every part of her life.  We also talk about: -Tangible tools she's learned to offer herself more self-compassion -How to give herself grace, even when those around her aren't offering her grace -How much she's learned from this experience… and re-focused what success means A special shoutout to my first patron on Patreon. Shoutout to one Jaylene Wood (eh hem, my mom) Remember, when you subscribe to my Patreon, you'll get a monthly virtual workbook to work through the themes on the podcast!  Connect with Danielle: Buy the HIP Habits Workbook  Instagram Facebook  Twitter Website Connect with Stephanie: Facebook

It's important to set goals for yourself. When you set a goal you set an intention and you give yourself a direction and a milestone to work towards. What's detrimental about goal setting is how we treat ourselves when we don't reach those goals. And this is a narrative we need to change!Setting goals means living up to the perceived expectations that we put on ourselves because we think that's how we're going to get results. And then when things change and life happens, we immediately begin to blame and shame ourselves for not meeting our goals. We let our ego tear us down and discourage us because “we should have been able to do it.”Failing to reach a goal by an arbitrary point in time is exactly that - arbitrary. It's our best educated guess. But there is no timeline to achieving your dreams and we need to learn how to embrace and CELEBRATE the MONUMENTUS PROGRESS throughout our journey by turning our “setbacks' ' into successes.    In this episode, I talk more about: Being proud of yourself and how far you've come amidst a “failure”Reminding yourself to stop comparing your timeline of “success” to othersAssessing your situation in a proactive and compassionate wayPushing your ego aside and approaching setbacks as new learning experiences. (You are learning and GROWING so much!!!) Not getting so hung up on the “deadlines” and how to handle it when things don't go according to planAnd most importantly, how we are all human! We can't plan for unexpected setbacks, but we can stop beating ourselves up and be open to the new opportunities that these “failures” bring to light.  AFFIRMATION: I am adaptable, I accept changes and can adjust to any situation.  Love the Journey to Limitless Podcast?Leave us a 5-star rating and review on your favorite listening app! Take a screenshot of the Journey to Limitless podcast on your phone and share it to your Instagram stories! Make sure you tag @journeytolimitless_ so that I can personally say “Hey thanks!” Showing your support for the podcast is SO appreciated and I definitely don't want it to go unnoticed!  Want to learn more about creating (and LIVING) a limitless life? Come join the FUN over in the Journey to Limitless Podcast CommunityConnect with Court on Instagram: @journeytolimitless_Apply for the Side Coaching Biz Academy: https://www.jtl-lifecoaching.com/SidecoachingBizAcademy–Podcast Editor & Strategist: @episodeready

Solo ep from my heart to yours on all things self-love, self-care and the power of falling in love with yourself

We all have blocks around taking care of ourselves, and when we don't know how to take care of ourselves, we need to learn how to increase our ability to receive kindness.Sometimes we believe being kind to ourselves is tuning out and doing automatic things like watching Netflix or scrolling Instagram.Being kind to ourselves requires being present and engaged. We have to do something. But we sometimes feel like actively doing something for ourselves feels selfish. To get around this, it can help to ask what we would do or give to a friend who is in the situation we are in. It can teach us how to take care of ourselves with more than cursory basics.We can also appreciate the experience of doing something kind for other people and know that it's also serving us as we do it.When doing the thing you thought would be rewarding feels more like a burden or a chore or even a punishment, ask, “What would it take to enjoy this?” Giving your brain a possibility to think on that asks what positive could be experienced can break up the stress and agony. Plus, it can shake you out of it enough to discover why you wanted to do it in the first place and let you reconnect with that desire, which helps it become rewarding again.We constantly have an inner dialogue building meaning about what's happening around us. It's a lot of noise, and the more you're capable of being with those thoughts and being present with them, the kinder you can be to and with yourself.It's a misconception that kindness is easy or always feels good. Kindness is caring, giving nourishment, acknowledging your needs, and giving yourself the best response you can. Support the showYour donations mean the world to me and allow me to continue to create content each week. I ❤️you and thank you from the bottom of my heart. leave an awesome review on Apple podcasts to help spread the word subscribe so you don't miss an episode wherever you stream your podcasts Thanks for listening!

As leaders we know that we often fall into the cycle of saying yes to too much and saying no to others helping and supporting us. Whenever we start something new, we are often our own worst critic. This week I want to talk with you about another need we as leaders have, yet often lack in our quest for achievement, perfection, and badassery…and that something is self-compassion. The perfectionist in us often struggles with learning how to bounce back and learn from failure and we are not always kind or compassionate in our own self talk. When I began to think about this season and what we really need as leaders, self-compassion kept coming back around over and over. In this episode I begin to share information and strategies from Dr. Kristin Neff's book, Self-Compassion - The Proven Power of Being Kind To Yourself. As we continue to lead in very trying times with unprecedented challenges, I would argue that we have never needed self-compassion more. Dr. Neff's Self-Compassion assessment can be found at www.self-compassion.org

Warning: This episode covers topics that some listeners might find the content triggering or confronting. If you are seeking help please contact your local Helpline.Viv and I chat about Acting, Moving to Melbourne, Taking Opportunities, Sydney vs Melbourne and the Arts, Audition Experiences, Difficult Set Experiences, Free vs Paid Work, Approaching the Character, Ugly Roles, Women in Film, “You Shouldn't Be An Actor”, Overcoming Adversary, Dealing with Toxic Feedback, Proving People Wrong, Unsafe Set Life, Unnecessary Nudity in Film, Safety Net's on Set, Sex Scenes, Channeling Your Mental Struggles Into Your Work, Toxic Relationships, Having Your Whole Identity Stripped From You, Being Kind V.S. Tearing Someone Down, Vicious Feedback, The Invisible Man, Admiring Your Stars, Film Influences, A.D.H.D. Diagnosis Later in Life, Lack of Awareness of Learning Disabilities in Women, Making Your Disability Your Strength, Being Kind To Yourself, and People Being Patient With Your Disability

More and more, psychologists are turning away from an emphasis on self-esteem and moving toward self-compassion in the treatment of their patients—and Dr. Neff's extraordinary book, Self-Compassion: The Proven Power of Being Kind To Yourself, offers exercises and action plans for dealing with every emotionally debilitating struggle. On this episode, we'll learn more about what self-compassion is, including what it isn't, and why self-compassion works better than the high self-esteem we seem to always be chasing.  Weekly Newsletter Sign-Up: http://bit.ly/37hqtQW Follow Career Contessa: http://bit.ly/2TMH2QP   The Confidence Crunch: https://bit.ly/3efA8MU Power Moves: https://bit.ly/3mosST1 Dr. Kristin Neff: Website: https://bit.ly/3ivzm12 Practices and Exercises: https://bit.ly/2WO5hSU Instagram: https://bit.ly/3BfeaDW Produced by Dear Media.

SINCE I STARTED MY NEW LIFE ON 2/1/21 THINGS HAVE BEEN GOING GREAT. WE STILL FEEL GOOD, SEE PROBLEMS AS OPPORTUNITIES, AND THIS WEEK'S EPISODE IS NO EXCEPTION. TO START CLASS TODAY I TALK ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF HAVING HOBBIES. I ACTUALLY FEATURE WISDOM FROM @JADEDARMAWANGSA TIK TOK ON HER FIVE HOBBIES. I ALSO TELL YOU GUYS ALL ABOUT MY NEW FAVORITE BOOK, SUPER ATTRACTOR BY GABBY BERNSTEIN. THIS BOOK HAS LITERALLY CHANGED MY LIFE AND PERSPECTIVE FOR MY BUSINESSES. THE FEATURE FILM IS WHEN I TELL YOU ABOUT THE BEAUTY CONCEPT I STARTED MY SENIOR YEAR OF HIGH SCHOOL. THEN WE FOLLOW THE MOVIE OF LIFE TO COLLEGE WHERE MESSED AND DISTRESSED IS BORN, AND LEARN HOW I THEN RENAMED HER TO KONNEXION. I DISCUSS HOW I SURVIVED COLLEGE AND NOT DROPPING OUT BY GOING TO STUDY ABROAD, AN EXPERIENCE THAT CHANGED MY GAME. FOR MOST OF THE EPISODE, I AM SHARING INSPIRATIONAL ADVICE THAT HAS HELPED ME BUILD AN UNBELIEVABLY POSITIVE MINDSET. TALKING ABOUT THINGS LIKE CONSISTENCY, READING, MEDITATING, GIVING YOURSELF TIME TO LEARN, BEING KIND TO YOURSELF, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY BELIEVING IN YOUR VISION AND YOURSELF. THIS IS FOR ANYONE WHO WANTS TO BE THEIR OWN BOSS. FEATURES- JADE https://www.instagram.com/jadedarmawangsa/ GABBY https://www.instagram.com/gabbybernstein/ SUPER ATTRACTOR BOOK https://www.amazon.com/Super-Attractor-Methods-Manifesting-Wildest/dp/1401957161 SCSP https://www.instagram.com/skipclassstillpass/ LITE2LIFE FOOD ACCOUNT https://www.instagram.com/lite2life/ SIGN UP FOR OUR MAILING LIST! https://www.skipclassstillpass.com/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/skipclass/support

In this Instagram-Live/Live Podcast Episode we covered topics such as: Diets, Habits, Weight-Loss, Acceptance, Supplements, Cooking, Making Time For Yourself, Being Kind To Yourself, Working Out, Quick Fixes, Routines, Body Dysmorphia, and the importance of being honest with yourself.We will most likely continue with this format. Doing an Instagram-Live through Vevian’s account: @vevianvoz, where anyone can join the discussion, and record it as a podcast episode as well. It will be entertaining and exciting to engage and answer questions regarding the topics we’re talking about in real-time with our followers!To find out more about us, or interested in working with us, then visit: www.livehappylivehealthy.comTo follow us on Instagram:Ben - www.instagram.com/benvozVevian - www.instagram.com/vevianvozIf you have any feedback, suggestions or want to say hello :), then drop us an email at: hello@livehappylivehealthy.com

Checkout Episode 157 of Cool, Calm, & Chaotic! This Is An Amazing Episode With The Mythical Fitness Creature That Is Rog Law! Rog Is A Trainer, Writer, Fitness Enthusiast, Unlocker of Awesomeness, and In A Nutshell A Purveyor of The Sexification of People! Rog Is One of The Coolest Guys On Earth and This Convo Lets You See Why. Per Usual We Just Chat About A Lot of Randomness …Everything From Life In NYC, Lifting Weights & BJJ, Eating Potatoes, Being Kind To Yourself and Others, Comedy Clubs, Feeling Good In Your Body, Neon Yellow, and Plenty More! It's A Whole Buncha Fun and Has Some Really Good Content and Takeaways That'll Make Your Life A Little Better Than Before.  It's Just An All Around Good Time! So Stick Around, You’re Gonna Love It! Topics Include… ✔️Who Rog Law Is From Everyone's Perspective ✔️Comedy Clubs Back Up and Running ✔️Getting Back To Workouts After Shutdowns ✔️Early Influences To Read & Write and How They Carried Over ✔️Getting In Shape and Allowing It To Evolve Over Time ✔️The Days Are Long But The Years Are Short ✔️Eating Lots of Carbs And Loving Life ✔️It's Crazy How Crazy New York City Is ✔️Getting Burgers At Pizza Places ✔️Our Unknown Time Together At Eastern Michigan University ✔️Being Nice To People Can Change The World ✔️Radioactive Pee, Weirdness Tiers, Cupcakes Aren't Bagels, and More!! Check Out Rog In All The Following Places: Instagram Facebook Rog Law Fitness Checkout Rog On The Lift Free & Diet Hard Podcast w/ Andrew Coates Follow Zarate Fitness Related Content At The Following Places: Website Instagram Twitter Facebook YouTube   Also...Are You Interested In Weekly FREE Email Full of Good Reads, Schedules, and A Ton Of Tips, Ideas, and Ways To Increase Health, Fitness, and Happiness Delivered Right To Your Email Instead Of Checking All Over The Place? Me Too!! Sign Up Below And Sit Back and Keep Living The Good Life! http://zaratefitness.us10.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=bd5db6ad085f2ab63066ec43d&id=6af1b1391a

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Over the course of my life thus far, I’ve been faced with a number of difficult decisions… From simpler ones like which sport to play in high school, or which college to attend—to more complex ones like who to marry, and which profession to pursue… How many kids do you have? When do you invest your money and when do you take risks with new adventures? When your daughter has Type 1 Diabetes, which healthcare do you choose? How do we want to structure our business? Employees or contractors? LLC or S-Corp…    I have a “GoDaddy graveyard” ofGREAT IDEAS!!! that didn’t turn out to be great ideas at all. I’ve started down paths to pursue starting clothing companies, learning environments, online courses, co-working spaces, art galleries… All ideas. All on the cutting-room floor.    We’re faced with thousands of decisions every day. In fact, if you do some research you’ll realize that we make somewhere around 35,000 semi-conscious decisions per day. Nearly 300 just on food alone, according to researchers at Cornell.    what to eat what to wear what to purchase what we believe what jobs and career choices we will pursue how we vote   Less tangible decisions like… Who should I trust on this one…? What should I believe about XYZ…? Some of the most profound “decision-making” has been around how I view myself, and understand my faith, and how I should exist and operate in the world around me. Who should I invest time in? Who am I discipling? Which leaders am I committed to developing? When to work and when to rest?    You’ve likely heard of the phrase: Decision Fatigue. And it’s real. Somedays I’ll hit a point where a seemingly simple decision has me stumped. All morning I had no problem with pricing out $25,000 websites, and then I’m standing in line at Starbucks and I can’t for-the-life-of-me decide whether to order a Cold Brew or a Can of Tuna Fish… It’s like the little Drill Sergeants in my mind all took a smoke break at the same time and I’m left with no one upstairs.    Something that I learned from Barack Obama and Mark Zuckerberg is about how they dress themselves… Both some of the most influential and central people on the face of the earth… Nearly impossible decisions to make. And they both dress with the same philosophy.    In 2012, Obama told Vanity Fair that the position of being President required him to cut away the mundane, frustrating decisions like deciding what to wear every morning. He said, “You'll see I wear only gray or blue suits," he said. "I'm trying to pare down decisions. I don't want to make decisions about what I'm eating or wearing. Because I have too many other decisions to make."   Zuckerberg said a similar thing in 2014. He said, “I really want to clear my life to make it so that I have to make as few decisions as possible about anything except how to best serve this community,” he said, meaning he doesn't want to spend mental energy on deciding what to wear or what to eat for breakfast.   Same thing with Steve Jobs and his trademark blue jeans and black turtleneck.    A psychologist that studies decision fatigue, Roy Baumeister, says that "Making decisions uses the very same willpower that you use to say no to doughnuts, drugs, or illicit sex… It's the same willpower that you use to be polite or to wait your turn or to drag yourself out of bed or to hold off going to the bathroom," Baumeister told the New York Times. "Your ability to make the right investment or hiring decision may be reduced simply because you expended some of your willpower earlier when you held your tongue in response to someone's offensive remark or when you exerted yourself to get to the meeting on time."   I’m a big fan of avoiding unnecessary decisions… I wear a very similar wardrobe every day. In fact, I just wore a new t-shirt that felt like the most comfortable and best-fitting t-shirt I’ve ever worn… So I went to my friend’s t-shirt shop and ordered 30 of them in different colors and cuts like v-necks.   Some decisions, however, are unavoidable. And when we must make a decision, Yes or No, Left or Right… How do you decide?    I think back to a book Andy Stanley wrote in 2014 calledAsk It: The question that will revolutionize how you make decisions. And the heart of the book was this simple question: “In light of my past experience, my current circumstances, and my future hopes and dreams, what is the wise thing for me to do?”   In light of these 3 dimensions: past, present and future dreams: “What’s the wise thing for me to do?”    “In light of my past experience, my current circumstances, and my future hopes and dreams, what is the wise thing for me to do?”   This can help steer us when we get confused. It’s incredibly helpful to separate certain decisions away from “Is this RIGHT or is it WRONG?” Or even believing that only one of the directions is right. Sometimes there are multiple options with multiple strengths and weaknesses. Sometimes the decision is so nuanced and layered that it’s crippling to even attempt to label the options as “RIGHT” or “WRONG.”    The truth is that any of the options carry with them potential beauty and potential pain… Pros and Cons. And it’s helpful to step outside of a one-dimensional decision making process and begin to ask “What is the wisest thing to do?”    Not which is most fun, not which is most tempting or sexy or exciting or immediately rewarding… But which is wisest.    And then… For me personally...   I’m only ever 80% sure.About anything. I’d have to say with every decision I’ve ever made in my life, I was only 80% sure.    You leave room for that silly 20% of your mind that will never be convinced… And that’s OK. I’m only 80% sure that I made the right decision in getting married young and starting a family and building a business… There’s always that 20% that looks at friends living a different life and wondering what that would be like… Or wishing you pursued a different college major.    On a good day, I’m only ever 80% sure God exists. There arealways quite voices of doubt and rebellion, trying to convince me otherwise. And I think that HONESTY helps keep me grounded in reality. It helps me keep a healthy dialogue in my mind about what I’m experiencing and what else might be going on. When people hit 100% certainty, they’ve typically gone into the world of obsessive, brainwashing… And they lose touch with reality. That’s when people launch crusades or become terrorists or shoot up their high schools… That’s when people pick up Tiki torches and march for a white nation.    That’s when we lose the necessary humility to stay within a healthy, wholistic human race and participate with empathy and curiosity.    And here’s the truth: I’ll forfeit 100% certainty over 100% inaction any day. If I had to choose between only being 80% sure or being crippled with anxiety and unable to make decisions until I was 100% certain… I’d choose the movement. I’d choose moving forward with a little bit of doubt than rocking back and forth in the corner hugging my knees.    Walter Frick recently wrote an article for the Harvard Business Review, titled 3 ways to Improve your Decision Making:    The #1 rule he gives for good decision making is this: Be less certain. Nobel-prize-winning psychologist Daniel Kahneman has said that overconfidence is the bias he’d eliminate first if he had a magic wand. It’s ubiquitous, particularly among men, the wealthy, and even experts. Overconfidence is not a universal phenomenon — it depends on factors including culture and personality — but the chances are good that you’re more confident about each step of the decision-making process than you ought to be.   So, the first rule of decision making is to just be less certain — about everything. Think choice A will lead to outcome B? It’s probably a bit less likely than you believe. Think outcome B is preferable to outcome C? You’re probably too confident about that as well.   Once you accept that you’re overconfident, you can revisit the logic of your decision. What else would you think about if you were less sure that A would cause B, or that B is preferable to C? Have you prepared for a dramatically different outcome than your expected one?   Something that has helped me is to find clarity outside of what’s presently in front of me. Clarity exists outside ofthe present decision in front of me.When you’re able to zoom out and begin to glimpsewho you are outside of your decisions, the decisions lose their power to produce anxiety in you. They don’t lose theirimportance, per se, but they lose their ability to cripple… There’s more freedom and grace in the decision making. You can decide to do something and try it for a while, but then give yourself the freedom to admit that it was a bad decision, and either go back to the drawing board or pivot and evolve the current thing to be something new…    Sometimes these decisions cost you money. Earlier this year alone, I spent over $60,000 pursuing a specific model with my business, only to realize that it wasn’t panning out how I’d hoped. I had a decision to make: Double-down and invest more, or, with humility, admit that it’s not working and that we need to make a change. We made the change. We had hard conversations, and we fixed the trajectory of the business. We’re heading in the right direction, and that difficult decision has relieved an unimaginable amount of pressure that I was carrying around.    I guess this kind of follows previous episodes, and includes everything we talked about with Being Kind To Yourself. You need to make decisions. You need to decide when to buy and when to sell. When to settle down and when to set out on adventure. When to propose, and when to break the relationship off… And after you make the decision—Be kind to yourself.    Pay attention to how the decision is panning out. Pay attention to your feelings. Pay attention to whatever Key Performance Indicators are put in place… And if it’s not going how you’d hoped, try to fix it. Maybe you went off on an adventure and now it’s time to come home. I can’t tell you the number of friends that made big moves in the last 5 years, that are now all moving back here to New England. And that’s fine. It’s wonderful. It doesn’t mean it was all a mistake… It just means they have greater clarity around where God wants them and where they feel most at home.    And the same is true for everything.    When it comes to decisions, try to minimize the amount of them you need to make each day. Then, for the unavoidable ones, do your best investigative work to try to get to 80% certainty, and pull the trigger. After that, if it’s not working out, fix it. Make it right. Sometimes it costs you money, sometimes it costs you a relationship, sometimes it means having hard conversations and entering into a necessary season of your pride being torn down and facing your failures… And maybe that’s the most transformative thing of it all.    SO what are you up against? What difficult decision do you have sitting in front of you? Maybe there’s no RIGHT or WRONG answer or direction to take… Maybe it’s just what you feel is the wisest choice right now. And that’s OK.    I love you guys… Make it a good day.